3 of the most dangerous submissions in Marcus 'Buchecha' Almeida's arsenal

#2. 'Buchecha's choke from the back

There is a myriad of different submission holds that Almeida employs once he gets to his opponents' backs, which he often does. Since he's found most of his success in Gi competitions, 'Buchecha' uses the grappling apparel to his advantage.

Almeida uses Gi-centric chokes like the bow-and-arrow choke and the lapel choke quite perfectly from the back. When it comes to No-Gi and MMA matches, the fact that 'Buchecha' can get to the back like no other means he can apply the rear-naked choke without much problem.

In his grappling record, 'Buchecha' has scored a total of 11 submissions from the back position. In grappling, allowing your opponent to take your back siginificantly increases the likelihood of you getting choked out. If it's 'Buchecha' taking your back, however, it's not going to be a probability - it's a certainty.

Just look at how methodical, clean and tight 'Buchecha' worked his way from a cross-face top position to a rear-naked choke:

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#1. 'Buchecha's armbar

Of all the weapons Almeida has in his submission arsenal, his most effective and lethal one is the armbar. He himself admits that it's his favorite submission.

Generally applied from top mount position, the 17-time world champion slaps the arm lock on in different ways, depending on what his opponent gives him. He can do it either via straight armbar or normal belly-up armbar.

Watch how clean Almeida pulled off this armbar from the mount:

There's no extra movement, no fancy maneuvers and absolutely no space for his opponent to counter or defend. From his heavy mounted pressure, Almeida slowly but forcefully crawls his hands upward to isolate both of his opponent's arms. Once he gets the arms where he needs them, Almeida switches his hips faster than lightweight and goes to S-mount to finish the lock.

Almeida finished 15 different opponents via this submission, including modern grappling legend Felipe Pena, whom he submitted twice using the same hold. Needless to say, once you allow 'Buchecha' to get to your mount, just give him your arm. Chances are, he'll take it by force anyway.